3.0.0 3291 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z 2022-02-03T05:53:22Z Senate S S 2012-06-13 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-13T22:19:07Z 2012-06-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-06-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2012-07-11 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Telecommunication rates and fees Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2012-06-13 Introduced in Senate 2012-08-07T16:45:14Z Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit local exchange carriers or providers of interconnected VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service from placing a third-party charge that is not directly related to the provision of telephone services on the bill of a customer, unless the third-party charge is: (1) from a certified third-party vendor, (2) for a product or service that the carrier or provider markets or sells jointly with its own service, and (3) consented to and believed to be requested by the customer.

Defines a "third-party charge" as a charge for a product or service not provided by a local exchange carrier or a provider of interconnected VoIP service that is included on a bill for the services the local exchange carrier or provider of interconnected VoIP service offers to its customers.

Subjects violators to civil forfeiture and specified penalties.

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules to: (1) ensure that a provider of wireless services gives each customer the means to avoid receiving third-party charges on the wireless customer's wireless bill and discloses such an option clearly and conspicuously, (2) establish procedures for such a provider to ensure that third-party charges have been authorized by the wireless customer; and (3) enable a wireless customer to seek and receive reimbursement from the provider for any unauthorized third-party charges.

]]> Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 Display Title Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit unauthorized third-party charges on wireline telephone bills, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3291is/xml/BILLS-112s3291is.xml 2012-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.